Books about the Beat Generation

1.
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks 3.72 avg rating — 14,792 ratings
2.
Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg
Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg 3.93 avg rating — 2,518 ratings
2.
The Beat Interviews
The Beat Interviews 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
2.
The Whole Shot: Collected Interviews with Gregory Corso
The Whole Shot: Collected Interviews with Gregory Corso 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings
5.
Go
Go 3.80 avg rating — 1,849 ratings
5.
Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult'
Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the 'Weird Cult' 4.16 avg rating — 81 ratings
7.
Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation
Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings
7.
Beat Poetry
Beat Poetry 3.82 avg rating — 44 ratings
9.
Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir
Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir 4.07 avg rating — 2,830 ratings
9.
The Poetry and Politics of Allen Ginsberg
The Poetry and Politics of Allen Ginsberg 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952
The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952 3.89 avg rating — 204 ratings
12.
The Letters of Allen Ginsberg
The Letters of Allen Ginsberg 4.20 avg rating — 176 ratings
13.
Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters
Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters 4.23 avg rating — 834 ratings
14.
The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation
The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation 3.96 avg rating — 1,048 ratings
15.
Naked Angels: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs
Naked Angels: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs 3.53 avg rating — 156 ratings
16.
Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album
Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings
17.
Allen Ginsberg: A Biography
Allen Ginsberg: A Biography 4.23 avg rating — 497 ratings
18.
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
19.
Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg
Dharma Lion: A Critical Biography of Allen Ginsberg 4.30 avg rating — 143 ratings
20.
Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg
Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg 4.25 avg rating — 61 ratings
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The Beat Killer: A Biography of Beat Writer Lucien Carr and Riverside Park Murder
The Beat Killer: A Biography of Beat Writer Lucien Carr and Riverside Park Murder 3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings